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We often as humans wish we could live our lives in the shoes of an action star, celebrity or even a vigilante on the run. For most of us, this is something that we only experience through the eye of a camera or on the silver screen. But with the 1997 film “The Game,” it supplies a blood pumping plot that not only displays these craved experiences but dramatises the need for excitement in society's everyday lives. The general plot of “The Game” is that a wealthy businessman named Nicholas Van Orton played by Michael Douglas gets a voucher from his younger brother that makes his life fun and “a game.” Van Orton then indulges in the game and his life soon becomes a whirlwind of conspiracy and action that takes over his life.

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